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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Philanthropic organisation funding science, education and community work, with a venture portfolio

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About Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg set up the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in 2015. It works on curing or preventing disease, improving education and meeting needs in the communities where the founders live and work. Its activity is split across several legal entities, including a private foundation, a donor-advised fund and an advocacy organisation.

Services

  • Science: the Biohub brings together scientists, engineers and AI experts to apply artificial intelligence to biology.
  • Education: aims to put learning science into the tools teachers and students use each day.
  • Grantmaking: awards grants to organisations pursuing bold ideas.
  • Venture portfolio: invests in ventures whose work matches its values.
  • Local giving: supports nonprofits and local solutions in the founders' home communities.

Customers and markets

Researchers, schools and teachers, and local nonprofits.

Key facts

  • Founded: 2015
  • Founders: Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg
  • Legal entities: An LLC, a private foundation, a donor-advised fund and an advocacy organisation

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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